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Man charged in Penticton mass murder expected to plead guilty today
KELOWNA, B.C. – A man accused in a shooting that left four people dead in Penticton, B.C., is expected to plead guilty today in court.
A lawyer for 69-year-old John Brittain told a B.C. Supreme Court judge on Oct. 5 that his client intended to plead guilty to four indictments.
Brittain was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder after the shooting in April last year.
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Rudi Winter, Barry and Susan Wonch and Darlene Knippelberg were all killed.
The RCMP said the shootings were targeted and the victims, who were neighbours of Brittain's ex-wife, knew one another.
A two-day sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Brittain, who is a former employee of the City of Penticton.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 14, 2020.
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